Team EFG Bank wins Sailing Arabia – The Tour in Oman

T TV Tuesday 11/February/2020 08:22 AM
By: Times News Service

Team EFG Bank won the 2020 edition of the EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour in Oman.

The team comprised of Olympian Sofian Bouvet, fellow Frenchman Gaulthier Germain, and rising Omani star Ali al Balushi.

“We are very happy as it is our first regatta together. This is a very important event for us as we prepare for the Tour Voile in July. We faced a lot of different conditions and really came together as a team and it’s shown us that we have what it takes to win.” - Skipper and Olympian Sofian Bouvet

From the first stage in Salalah, the tour made its way 1,500KM along the Omani coastline, stopping in Duqm, Masirah Island, Sur, and Muscat.